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“YIPI is a ďŹ ne example of the investment that we need to continue making in our communities to help youth steer a positive path in life,â€? said Ottawa Police Chief Charles Bordeleau who handed out certiďŹ cates to graduates during the event. During the ceremony, Yasir Naqvi, MPP for Ottawa Centre, asked students to be good ambassadors in the community and to continue with the community-building role in their own neighbourhoods. “I hope that the camp gave Eddie Rwema you a deeper understanding eddie.rwema@metroland.com of an incredible role that police plays in our society,â€? said EMC news – A south OtNaqvi. tawa housing co-op is turning the sun into a big economic See TEENS, page 6 asset for itself and the com-
McLean Co-operative installs 11-kw solar panels
munity. McLean Co-operative Home in Blossom Park, celebrated the installation of 11-kilowatt new solar panels on the roof of the four-storey building during a ceremony on Aug. 23. Since the installation of the panels a month and a half ago, the co-operative said they have already started to generate revenue from the project. “We have generated about $2,500 of revenue in less than two months,â€? said Nathalie CotĂŠ-Chartrand, co-op manager. The project is part of the
Ontario Power Authority’s FIT (feed-in tariff) program that allows local co-operatives, private businesses, as well as land and home owners, to generate solar electricity and feed it back into the power grid for a fee. The microFIT program is for projects 10 kilowatts or smaller. The co-op is hoping to generate at least $120,000 for their reserve fund over the next 20 years. “This the ďŹ rst time our coop is able to generate revenue other than raising housing charges,â€? said CotĂŠ-Chartrand,
adding that the project provides them with means, which will make them more autonomous. Under the feed-in tariff program, homeowners are paid a guaranteed price for all the electricity they produce and feed-in back into the electricity grid. Ottawa-Orleans MPP Phil McNeely, who was representing Premier Dalton McGuinty at the event, said the $87,000 project was the right way to go.� See CO-OPERATIVE, page 5
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